Collagen
- Created by: Rhiannon Gillard2
- Created on: 14-10-15 09:18
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- Collagen
- A type of protein.
- A great tensile strength
- More than 25 types of collagen that naturally occur in the body.
- The most plentiful proteins present
- In mammals and human bodies
- The most plentiful proteins present
- 25% of the total proteins in the body are made up of collagen.
- Can be found on the inside and outside out the cell
- important to contributing to the external structure of the cell
- Can be found on the inside and outside out the cell
- works hand-in-hand with elastin
- collagen provides firmness and strength to body tissues
- Elastin provides flexibility
- collagen provides firmness and strength to body tissues
- Collagen comprises a family of genetically distinct molecules
- Triple helix configuration
- Three polypeptide subunits knows as alpha chains
- each contains 1,000 amino acids
- in the sequence Glycine, Proline, hydroxyproline
- A type of protein.
- It connects and supports other bodily tissues.
- cartilage
- Supports vital internal organs
- Present in teeth
- skin
- bones
- tendons
- muscles
- tendons
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